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In the final part of Friday’s Q&A, BBC radio Merseyside’s Giulia Bould focuses on the manager’s future as he enters the final year of his current deal and how the scouting department works at Everton.
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Mark asked: Are there any talks of a new contract for David Moyes? It’s very unusual for a manager to go into the last year of his contract heading into a big summer window and new season.
Giulia: The manager has made clear it isn’t a concern for him. Nothing has been confirmed from Everton’s side in terms of an extension, but CEO Angus Kinnear made clear at the end of the season that stability is key to continued progress, and Moyes’ experience provides that. It is my understanding the manager is relaxed about the situation.
Kinnear’s programme notes were a direct counter to some suggestions the manager may be replaced at the end of the campaign.
Recruitment-wise, it was always seen as a two-window approach. Kinnear added: “Our job in the coming weeks and months is to continue with what we always knew would be a two-summer window plan, and ensure the squad has enough depth to mount an even more compelling challenge next term.”
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So, the manager’s contract would always have worked in that timeframe. I could see an extension for Moyes, especially if 2026-27 starts well.
Andy asked: How does Everton’s scouting board work? And how much do you think Moyes really controls in terms of transfers?
Giulia: Once Kevin Thelwell left in the summer of 2025 the role of director of football at Everton was removed and there is now a “football leadership group” instead.
Back in January, the CEO revealed that The Friedkin Group looked at how it all operated when it took over and “the recruitment structures we put in place, marrying world-class analytics with industry-leading talent identification and player trading capability, have borne fruit” – referring to the likes of Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Merlin Rohl and, of course, Jack Grealish.
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There was also an end to signing short-term fixes, even if it meant the squad would be low on numbers.
But who has the main say in that group? I put this to Moyes in January and he told me: “I have got the final say if we want to buy a player or if we don’t want to buy a player. Obviously, I get told by my superiors how much we have got to spend and what we have got available, so I have to work off those thoughts.”
Ultimately, then, the buck stops with the manager. After all, if he feels a player isn’t good enough, he just won’t select him on matchday.
Scroll back down this page for the other two parts of Giulia’s Q&A, which look at subjects including transfers, how the club can compete at the top level and how the Burnley financial case might affect the club this summer.
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